Football boot and the like



Aug. 27, 1929.

E. STAHL FOOTBALL BOOT AND THE LIKE Filed April 18, 1927 Patented Aug.27, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGEN STAHL, F DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.

FOOTBALL IBOO'l AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 18, 1927, Serial No. 184,553, and in Germany May5, 1926.

This invention refers broadly to. football with the wall and to enablepunts as well boots and the like, and'it is more particuas strong kicksto be made Without causlarly concerned with a special constructioning'the ball to English or curve out of of the cap of a boot or shoe ofthe kind rean intended line of trajectory. It will be ferred to, bymeans of which injury to the observed that the bottom wall or soleportion players is avoided and the force ofthe kick of the reinforeeingcap is gradually attenumay be considerably increased. In view of atedtowardits rear edge and merges at a these and other important objectswhich will gradual angle of inclination into the plane appear from thespecification and from the of the bottom of the shoe to which it isatdrawing the invention provides a wrappirn tached. By this means theformation of a or covering piece of rubber or the like at shoulderliable to trip and cause the player the tip of the bootor shoe which isadapted to fall is prevented and a enerally rounded to replace the usualleather cap, or may be surface is provided which forms an elasticemployed as a cover for such cap. By surface on which the pla er maypivot with means of this construction of the foot ball great facility.

boot or the like the companion players are that the sides of thereinforcing cap taper protected from injuries during the play, andtoward their. rear edges so as to generally on the other hand theplaying operation is follow the contour of the sides of the shoe. itselffacilitated and'the technique and the This prevents the presentation ofany pro elegance of the game are improved by injections at the sidesliable to cause the player creasing the force of the kicks or blows ofto trip and adapts the cap to form with the the players and byfacilitatin the playing sides of the shoe continuous surfaces whicharound of the opponents by rotatable balls permits the player toproperly dribble and the like. As an additional advantage the ballwithout false strokes.

In practice modifications an or shoe is increased, though the leathercap of the specific construction shown by way of may be made thinnerthan. heretofore or illustration may bemade, and any suitable materialsand shapes may be used without The invention is shown by way ofexdeparting fromthe spirit of the invention,

0 ample on the accompanying drawing as apas defined in the claim.

2 of the new construction the life of the boot may be entirely dispensedwith. 1

plied to an ordinaryfootball boot in Figure 1 in elevation and partiallongitudinal section, and-in Figure 2 in plan view.

urther be observed d alterations A football shoe having a reinforcingtoe cap applied thereto and comprising bottom, Upon the leather cap 1 ofthe boot or front,top and sidewalls of resilient mateshoe 2 or asa'substitute for such cap a rial, the front and bottom walls {being ofcovering cap 3 of rubber or the like is ap- 1 greater thickness than theother walls and plied which is-rigidly connected to the boot said frontwall being substantially of equal or shoe-by sewing, pasting forinstance or' thickness throughout and presenting a ver by any othersuitable means. The material tically continuous contact surface merging40 of the covering piece 3 is -preferably partion curved lines into thebottom, top and cularly reinforced at the toe end of the sole sidewalls, the bottom wall having its bot-- and also at the tread portion.As shown, tom surface sloping toward the sole of the reinforcing cap isprovided with a botthe shoe and the top and side walls tapertom or soleportion, a front wall, a top Wall, ing rearw'ardly with their outersurfaces 5 and side walls. The front -wall is substan- ,slopingso astolie at their rear edges subtially of the same thickness throughout andstantially in line with the sides of the shoe I presents a contactsurface, all portions of u which are flush, to'secure a full elasticcontact surface to stand the shock of contact testimony where

